“So, the discount voucher only applies to certain designated products.” After going to the store specified by the mall and buying a pen worth 199 yuan, Xia Xinyu looked at the gift box in her hand and said with a sigh.

“And it’s the kind of thing that’s already ridiculously expensive and no one buys,” Chen Yuan complained.

Then, he took out his phone, checked, and accepted, "But it's still alright, even though it's discounted, it still costs 799, and it's a big brand."

"Perfect, I can give it to the younger generation as a gift when we get back," Xia Xinyu said.

"Who to give it to? It doesn't seem like we have any younger relatives, after all, my cousin Chen Bo is still in university and hasn't gotten married yet." Chen Yuan could only think of Chen Bo as someone who would produce his younger relatives.

"Children of the same generation are fine too."

"That's true, but I'm not very familiar with those few, and I don't want to take you to see too many people."

After Chen Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Xia Xinyu, observing her reaction.

And she just smiled and said with a clear understanding, "I know what you mean, you'll try not to make me visit too many unimportant relatives."

"I just wanted to tease you and make you angry, but your emotions are really stable."

Chen Yuan was amazed by Xia Xinyu's great personality.

If his idol mentality could be like hers, he would have won a championship long ago.

"What a pity, we still couldn't argue." Xia Xinyu shook her head and said with a sense of regret, "I wanted to see what you're like when you're angry."

"It's okay, there will definitely be opportunities to argue in the future."

We should argue in bed.

A passionate argument.

"I've got it." Looking at the boxed fountain pen, Xia Xinyu suddenly had an idea, "How about giving it to Qiqi?"

"..." Chen Yuan remembered that Xinyu was jealous of that younger cousin, so he looked at the woman with some uncertainty, "We're really just cousins, not like the Jia family."

"Of course I know, I wasn't joking." Xia Xinyu said very sincerely, "Since she's my uncle's daughter, she's also a very close relative. Plus, she should be a high school student, so a fountain pen is very suitable, right?"

"It's certainly suitable, but you suddenly bringing up this person..." Chen Yuan became suspicious.

"Don't overthink it, it's just to express friendliness." Xia Xinyu secretly observed him while saying this.

It seems he shouldn't have guessed anything.

Yang Qiqi is not only Chen Yuan's cousin but also an alumna of the same school.

If it's her, she definitely knows a lot of Chen Yuan's gossip.

Instead of listening to some rumors, it's better to get the most authentic first-hand news from his closest alumna.

Maybe which girl in the next class gave him water, the little neighbor girl who sat on the back of his bicycle, the senior who wanted to sneak into the school to ask him for a uniform, etc.

Even the names and QQ numbers can be obtained from her.

This is a woman's intelligence network.

"Don't let your imagination run wild, don't you know my great personality? It's purely friendliness and politeness." After bragging about herself, Xia Xinyu patted Chen Yuan's back and suggested, "Since we're already at the mall, why don't we just buy the New Year's goods we need to take back?"

"Okay, then you can rest well at home tomorrow, and we'll sleep in and cuddle." Chen Yuan gave an okay gesture.

"..." Xia Xinyu blushed, looked around, and after discovering that no one was around, she also slowly raised her hand, gave an okay sign, and nodded slightly.

Sleeping in and cuddling, okay desi.

It's so cold, it takes ages for the blanket to warm up when you sleep alone.

If there are two people, plus two warming pads, it will warm up in no time.

Isn't that the effect of the warming pads?

But this second half of the year has indeed been too fulfilling. Every day before tutoring, he was unable to have a good lie-in due to various things.

Of course, mainly because of studying.

There was the preliminary round of the math competition, the monthly exam after the competition, the provincial competition after the monthly exam, and the seven-school joint exam and the city-wide unified exam.

It was as if he was being chased by something all the time.

Tomorrow, he should be lazy, respect the holiday and winter, and the last day of the two-person world with Xia Xinyu in Xia Hai.

Do nothing, sleep until he naturally wakes up, eat some mandarin oranges, watch TV for a while, order takeout, eat the takeout, then eat some dumplings...

Holidays are such a beautiful thing.

"I wonder how other people are spending their holidays, they should all be preparing for the New Year," Xia Xinyu said.

"But if you're talking about Yaxi, Yixin, Jiaoyu, Fuwen and those people, after all, they're different from us, they probably can't be together during the New Year."

"How did a strange combination appear..."

"But it's really nice that we can still be together during the New Year." Chen Yuan held Xia Xinyu's hand, feeling very satisfied.

"That's true." After thinking for a while, Xia Xinyu suddenly felt that they were too clingy, so she complained, "But no matter how much you like someone, it shouldn't be unbearable to be apart for a few days, right?"

………

"Are you really leaving, Mom?"

Sitting on the sofa, watching her mother pack her things, Shen Yating asked with great reluctance.

"Oh, you child." Looking at her daughter on the sofa, her mother showed a resigned expression and joked, "Of course we have to spend the New Year in our own home, who stays in a rented house? Besides, it's not like you two are in different cities, it's only half an hour by taxi, right?"

"No, I'm not saying I don't want to go home for the New Year, I just feel that this place..."

Shen Yating only said halfway before showing the 'oh well, there's a generation gap between me and you middle-aged people' look, and immediately stood up and walked towards the bedroom.

And her mother continued to pack up the rented house, preparing to go home.

This house was rented to take care of the child who was going to school. It's right next to the school. If it's a holiday, especially when it's New Year's, she definitely won't live here.

She always has to reunite with her family.

This family naturally refers to the father over there.

Many families who rent a house for their children who commute to school do it this way.

A full-time housewife is responsible for accompanying the child, and the father goes to work normally.

If the home is far away from the school, the time for the family to reunite is really not much.

But Yating's mother could see that this child didn't appreciate the family reunion that Chinese people yearn for most.

Her heart had already flown to someone else's house.

Lying on the bed, wearing dark blue leggings, with her shapely legs raised and her feet swaying, Shen Yating looked at the WeChat on her phone, her head gently shaking, and then typed that line of words.

Shen Yating: I want to see you

After a while, the other party replied.

Liu Chengxi: Coincidentally, I want to see you too

Eek!

How did this kid suddenly become so emotionally intelligent?

Okay, okay, okay.

A direct ball from Liu Chengxi.

Shen Yating: Okay, okay, then come downstairs.

But after sending it, she realized that something seemed wrong.

What does 'coincidentally' mean?

Shen Yating: Do you have something you want to tell me?

Liu Chengxi: Yes, I'm going to Fucheng tomorrow

Ah?!

Shen Yating: When are you coming back?

Liu Chengxi: The seventh day of the New Year, probably

Shen Yating: Isn't that the whole holiday gone?!

Liu Chengxi: So I wanted to see you, after all, I won't be able to see you for more than ten days.

Shen Yating: Why? Are you going on a trip?

Liu Chengxi: No, my mom is from Fucheng. This year, we're going back to Fucheng for the New Year, so I have to leave tomorrow.

Seeing this message, Shen Yating froze.

Her two beautiful legs, which were swaying, didn't want to move anymore.

Thinking that she had worked hard for a whole semester, and finally had a long vacation, but she wouldn't be able to see the other person for most of the holiday, she immediately broke down.

Shen Yating: No way! Take me with you!

Shen Yating sent an emoji of a girl sitting on the ground crying [I'm a little kid, I'll die if I'm not happy].

Liu Chengxi: I'm happy to take you, but your parents probably won't agree, right?

No, is that the key issue?

The key issue is...

Shen Yating knew that it was impossible to go with him, and it was impossible to keep Liu Chengxi here.

So, what is she making a fuss about?

How can a girl understand what she's making a fuss about?

She just doesn't want to not see Liu Chengxi at all during the rare good time of the holiday.

She just wants to be with him a little longer.

If they could both stay in the rental complex near the school, and if they wanted to see each other, they could just go downstairs, or upstairs, that would be great...

But now, he's not only not in the same complex as her.

He's also not in the same city... no, it's the same province.

Now, she finally understands why many couples don't want to go on vacation.

Damn it, school, couldn't you have a few more days of tutoring!

Just as she was complaining in her heart, Liu Chengxi's phone call came, and it wasn't even a WeChat call.

"Hello..." As soon as Shen Yating opened her mouth, she wanted to cry, so she didn't hide it, "Waaah, it's only just the beginning of the holiday..."

While she was whining, there was silence on the other end.

After a long while, she opened her mouth, with a similar dejected tone: "I really don't want to part with you either."

This wasn't the first time Liu Chengxi said sweet words.

But this kind of soft sweet words was the first time Shen Yating heard them.

Then, she couldn't help it immediately: "Then come down and hug me."

"But isn't your mom there?"

"My mom is cleaning up the house. My dad will pick us up around eight or nine o'clock at night."

"Oh, going back home to spend the New Year, huh."

"What about you, what about tonight..." Shen Yating suddenly wanted to ask Liu Chengxi out for something big, but after all, she had to go home at night and couldn't stay out all night, so she didn't know what to say.

"Then let's not waste the time we can be together, okay?"

While she was hesitating, Liu Chengxi suddenly opened his mouth with a gentle smile in his tone.

"Yes, yes! Then I'll go change my clothes..."

"Wear that sweater."

"Yes, okay."

"Then I'll come to your house to find you."

"Yes, yes!"

Life is short, so live in the moment.

Instead of throwing a tantrum before parting, it's better to cherish every minute and every second together and hug each other tightly!

So, after putting down her phone, Shen Yating went to change her clothes.

She put on the red sweater with the cartoon dragon head, and a pleated skirt on the lower half of her body, with dark blue slim-fitting leggings under the skirt.

After putting it on, she put on a clean white down jacket on the outside.

At this time, there was a knock on the door in the living room, and then Shen Yating rushed out directly and opened the door proactively before her mother could open it.

Then, a boy with long legs (1.8 meters), wearing slim-fitting jeans, a red sweater, and a khaki coat appeared at the door.

"Hi, Chengxi..."

Just as Yating's mother was about to say hello, she noticed the dragon head on the other person's red sweater.

And similarly, her daughter was also wearing one.

These two people were standing side by side like this...

It was as if she was an outsider.

Should I leave?

"Auntie, Happy New Year." Liu Chengxi took the initiative to say hello.

"It's not New Year's yet, let Auntie hear it again on the thirtieth." Yating's mother said deliberately, trying to stir things up.

"That might not be possible, I'm going to Fucheng tomorrow..."

"Going to Fucheng? For the New Year?"

"My mom is from Fucheng."

"Oh, I see." Yating's mother understood. It turned out they were going back to her mother's home for the New Year.

This is pretty normal. After all, things are different now than before. It's not like you have to spend the big New Year at home, and then go back to your mother's home on the second day of the New Year.

"When are you coming back?"

"The seventh day of the New Year."

"Ah? Isn't that almost time for school to start?" Yating's mother suddenly noticed the key point.

Then, in the next second, she saw her daughter suddenly pouting, slightly twisting her body, and looking down, looking like she was about to hum and whine.

This postal service, this private place.

"Alright, alright." Since her daughter was already like this, Yating's mother had no choice but to say, "Then you two can play for a while longer tonight, you don't have to go back with Dad."

"Thank you, Mom!" Shen Yating was immediately happy and instantly changed her face like a Sichuan opera.

And her actions just now, and the cheerful smile now, formed a sharp contrast, as if she could control her expressions, and change them according to her position...

Undoubtedly, this hit Liu Chengxi.

Girls are really cute...

Not really.

Other girls doing this, and Shen Yating doing this, don't give him the same feeling.

After all, he has also met some outgoing girls who liked him.

Unconsciously, or rather since that time in the elevator when he kissed her, he discovered a fatal problem, that is, every time he saw Shen Yating, just standing there, talking, making an expression, or acting spoiled, he would feel...

So cute.

A little unbearable.

Or, to put it in the abstract way that Chen Yuan and the others say...

Can't resist it.

"Then let's go." Shen Yating grabbed Liu Chengxi's hand in front of her mother and prepared to take him away.

But before leaving, he grabbed Shen Yating and said sincerely to Yating's mother: "Auntie, it might be a little late tonight. But don't worry, I will personally take Yating home."

As soon as these words were said, especially from a boy with such a height, appearance, and voice.

Both mother and daughter had their heartbeats quicken at the same time.

So handsome...

"Okay, I can rest assured if Yating is with you, haha."

Yating's mother forcibly restrained the little joy in her heart and nodded.

Then, she watched the two of them leave the room.

This Liu Chengxi is really good.

Yating's mother couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Actually, before this, she was also worried about her daughter's early love, afraid that she would find a boy who dyed his hair and rode a modified electric scooter at night, but she didn't expect that her aesthetic sense and luck were really good. Her first love was a tall, handsome, reliable and serious boy whose grades were not much different from hers.

It can only be said that parents are actually not afraid of early love.

They're afraid that they'll meet immature people at an immature age.

Obviously, this boy is the kind of high-quality boy who would become someone else's son-in-law if you don't make a move soon.

This girl's life is so good...

"No, my husband is coming soon, what am I envying?"

………

The two of them strolled along the streets of Xia Hai at night like this.

Holding hands.

Before this, they weren't actually this close.

But since the elevator incident where Liu Chengxi took the initiative to kiss her, they've more or less liberated their personalities and are less conservative.

But what's better about these two than Chen Yuan is that after kissing each other, they didn't keep thinking about it, and they didn't ask to practice kissing again.

After all, they're a 700-point couple.

Unlike Chen Yuan, who has someone who's not even 650, and has poor self-control.

"Where should we walk to?" Shen Yating asked.

"How about walking towards the school?" Liu Chengxi said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Shen Yating was particularly obedient and agreed like this.

In the past, she did have some opinions and a 'tsundere' personality, but what makes her different from He Sijiao is that this person is very capable of contrast.

Sometimes she's very optimistic and cheerful, and sometimes she can be like a little bird leaning on someone.

Just like that, the two of them walked to the school gate.

At this time, there were still some students in their senior year of high school who were suffering, so they hadn't completely 'closed down', and the teaching building was still lit up.

"If we were in our senior year of high school, that would be great, then we could stay in the same classroom for a few more days," Shen Yating said, thinking out loud.

"You..." Liu Chengxi looked at her, hesitating to speak.

"What's wrong? Tell me." Shen Yating said with a bright tone.

"I'm thinking." Faced with the question, Liu Chengxi said quite sincerely, "If we study in the same class, live nearby, and have close exam numbers during exams, will you continue to be so enthusiastic about me if this goes on for a long time?"

"Ah?" Shen Yating didn't expect Liu Chengxi to ask this question, "I, I thought only girls would think this way."

His words were too surprising to Shen Yating.

She was the more proactive one.

Now, how is he even more deeply involved?

"I've been wondering, what kind of advantages do I have that make you like me so much."

Perhaps because he's been liking Shen Yating more and more recently, Liu Chengxi also has some anxieties: "If there are some, such as appearance. But this kind of superficial reason will get tired of it sooner or later. What about after the enthusiasm is gone?"

"That's right." Shen Yating nodded, and then asked back, "What about you with me?"

"What?"

"What I mean is, if you think the reason for appearance is a little superficial, then why do you like me, and how can this enthusiasm continue?"

Shen Yating wasn't arguing.

She was also worried that Liu Chengxi would meet a better girl, and then get tired of her.

Maybe they can talk about this topic.

And when he said this, Liu Chengxi looked directly at Shen Yating, this girl, and said: "I've never liked you because of your appearance. It's because you're smart, a girl full of wisdom. Also, you have a cheerful and lovely personality, and sometimes the care you show me, although it's a little violent, is especially heartwarming. Also, you're a very real girl, and it's very comfortable to be with you."

As Liu Chengxi spoke, Shen Yating's cheeks became redder and redder, until...

"But when I think about it, the only thing you've said to praise me is that I'm good-looking."

"..." Hearing this, Shen Yating suddenly realized that she really only said that he was handsome!

And the other party was liking people for all aspects of her.

And at the beginning, he admitted that he liked a senior, Li Xinru, who wasn't considered a beauty.

In other words, the non-superficial him, his love has always been more advanced than her own.

Therefore, it's even less likely that he'll get tired of a face.

On the contrary, according to his statement, she, this superficial appearance-obsessed person, would cheat if she met a more handsome boy...

No way!

I think you're the most handsome!

But this seems to be called a superficial appearance-obsessed person again.

Looking at Liu Chengxi, who was thinking seriously and looking at her sincerely, Shen Yating was a little sweaty in such cold weather.

For the first time, she had the feeling of having to coax an unreasonable girlfriend.

"Never mind." Saying this, Liu Chengxi suddenly ended the topic as if he had given up.

"Hey? Why are you giving up?" Shen Yating asked with concern.

"The only advantage I have in your eyes is my appearance, it should also be my own reason. Even if I force you, the words you say will be insincere." Liu Chengxi turned around to look at the road, and said in a calm tone.

Damn it, the little princess is angry!

What should I do, how can I give him a sense of security...

He's the one who's more likely to be惦记ed by the opposite sex, but I'm the one who feels guilty?

"No, no, no."

Shen Yating shook her head, continuously denying, and then said: "You're pua-ing me, how could I be such a superficial person? I do say you're handsome, especially I'm eating your face. But I like you, it's definitely from the inside out, a heartfelt like."

After saying these words, Shen Yating stood in front of Liu Chengxi.

While the other person was confused, she directly grabbed the other person's collar and pulled him down...

Liu Chengxi didn't react, and then suddenly, he crashed into her.

His ear was directly pressed against her soft chest.

Thump, thump, thump.

Shen Yating, with a red face, tǔn náng said: "I really want you to listen to my heart's voice, otherwise, I can't explain it clearly."

Liu Chengxi's face also turned slightly hot.

Because it was really too close.

Completely pressed together.

And this couldn't help but remind him of that day, when Shen Yating poked half of her body out while taking a shower, and asked her mother for underwear...

At that time, Liu Chengxi hid his inner voice.

She's not only fair.

She's also pretty sexy.

"And, the reason why I keep praising you for being handsome is because you're really handsome."

Shen Yating put her hand on Liu Chengxi's head and said in a complaining tone: "Besides this, you must also have many other advantages. But I'm a science student, and my expression ability is poor. I just think you're handsome when you're studying hard, handsome when you refuse confessions that you don't like, handsome when you finish all the food that I cook so badly... You say I'll get tired of you, how is that possible? I can't wait to stick with you all the time. When you go to Fucheng, I even want to sneak into your suitcase..."

"Pfft."

Liu Chengxi suddenly smiled.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Shen Yating asked in confusion.

"The image of you sneaking into my suitcase... is a little cute." Liu Chengxi said with a smile.

"Then you're also a superficial person, completely obsessed with cuteness." Shen Yating retorted, "If I'm not cute one day, you'll get tired of me too."

"I understand."

After talking about this, Liu Chengxi also felt relieved: "Since I know that I still have other advantages in your eyes, then I'm relieved."

"Me too, knowing that you still have this kind of worry, I'm relieved a lot."

"Ah?"

"You clearly have a face that would have you embracing women on both sides, but you still have such a pure love mindset, which makes me very at ease."

Shen Yating was serious.

In this era, pure love is rare.

Fortunately, we're really quite pure love.

"Embracing women on both sides?" Liu Chengxi looked puzzled, "Do I look like that kind of person?"

"No." Shen Yating stretched out her hands, lowered her eyebrows and asked, "So, come and hug me quickly."

Just as Liu Chengxi was about to hug her, the other person suddenly thought of something and asked: "What kind of fruit do you like?"

"Mango, probably." Liu Chengxi replied.

"Okay, then close your eyes."

Liu Chengxi was puzzled, but he still did it.

After a while, suddenly a hand grabbed his collar and pulled him down...

It's that impolite action again.

Just as Liu Chengxi was thinking this, suddenly, something soft completely covered his lips.

And it was a little different from the time when he found her.

Because, there were follow-up actions...

He didn't know what to do.

But he did it that way too.

Then, there was an indescribable wonderfulness.

Soft turning, gentle probing and entanglement, and there was also a cherry sweetness that melted on the taste buds and instantly filled it...

He felt the other person gently tap and feed him a hard candy.

Then, slowly withdrew.

Liu Chengxi opened his eyes.

Then, he saw Shen Yating looking at him with a red face, slightly pursing her lips, and smiling shyly and hotly: "From now on, like cherries."

(End of this chapter)